Fundraising

Koast Radio Award

Not only did we raise a huge amount of money at the ‘Easter at the Bebby’ event in April, but we were so pleased to have been presented with Koast Radio’s Community Award on behalf of their breakfast show. THANK YOU! Koast Radio very kindly provided the music at this year’s Easter event at The Bebside Inn.

6th Annual 360 Challenge

The 360 Challenge tasks entrants with a ride route taking participants to the furthest points of the Northumbria Blood Bikes operational area that our volunteer riders will cover many times during the year (the total area covered by our team is (approximately 3,317 Sq miles!). We’d like to thank everyone who got involved this year and look forward to smashing our total amount raised in next year’s challenge!

TOTAL RAISED £3,735.73

Tesco Cheque Presentation

We really enjoy meeting and speaking with the public at our supermarket fundraising days. We love it even more when the supermarket donates too! Back in May, our volunteers Rob P, Rob W and Melvyn collected a staggering £520.50 in their collection buckets, which was topped off with a £100 donation from Tesco! We are always very grateful to those of you who pop by our stand to chat to our volunteers and donate no matter how big or small!

‘Every little helps’ – as Tesco say!

If you would like to host a collection box or event, please contact: Funds@northumbriabloodbikes.org.uk

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Brockbushes Farm Shop & Tearoom

We are absolutely loving being Brockbushes chosen charity of the year and we’re having so much fun at our fundraising opportunities there. Our team held a stall at the food fair back in Spring to raise awareness and vital funds for NBB. You can catch us throughout August on most Saturdays in the farm shop!

Benidorm or Bust!

After 3 years, back in May, our volunteers Kirsty Downham, Steven Laws and Steven’s son Sam, were finally able to take part in the 5-day drive from Dover to Benidorm as part of the iconic ‘Benidorm or Bust’ challenge. Leaving Durham for Dover, the team met up with the other participants taking part in the challenge and got to see their cars decorated in everything from crochet to a chariot disguise! One briefing and one delayed ferry later, the first day ended in beautiful Rouen. Day 2 took our team from Rouen to Poitiers, giving the team some time to get used to driving on the ‘wrong’ side of the road! After an early night and a pizza, the team bedded down to leave in the morning for Pau. Day 3 started with a quick exhaust fix and then a journey through beautiful vineyards, unfortunately the quick fix earlier didn’t hold up and a visit to a garage was in order. All fixed, they were on their way to a nice hotel for a well-deserved half-way rest! Pyrenees day came in the morning and as they headed to Zaragoza, with the most stunning scenery, some rather tight roads and a quick selfie at the border - off into the 39-degree Spanish heat they went! The final day took our team to their destination of Benidorm. As the vineyards gave way to orange groves, the end was in sight! They finally got to Benidorm and didn’t ‘bust’! The team had a few days of relaxing after collecting their medals and bidding farewell to the car – just enough time to start planning the next challenge! Our team raised a whopping £3000 and are looking forward to the next challenge in 2024! Thank you to Kirsty, Steven and Sam for your dedication and again to Matt Crick and Croxdale Fast Fit for kitting out the car!

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We’ve had so many amazing donations so far this year; we couldn’t miss an opportunity to thank you all – let’s see some more of those fabulous contributions…

A special mention for the following recent donations, they mean the world to us...

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Our thoughts and heartfelt thanks are with our volunteer member Judith Russell and family following the passing of Judith’s dad. We are very grateful for the £170 donated from contributions made at his funeral. 1

Sadly, the motorbiking community recently lost Jeff Newsome of the Infidels MCC. A donation of £501.44 was made to NBB by Jeff’s family, friends and clubmates in his memory. He will be sorely missed by all. 1

Our condolences go to our NBB volunteer Frank Soulsby and family after the passing of Frank’s cousin Alison. A donation of £40.00 was made in her memory.

Thank you to all our volunteers and to those who made donations at the following events recently! We always enjoy meeting you all, here are some highlights…

– Morpeth Fair Day – Percy Hedley Summer Fair – Harton Village Jubilee Event –– Grey’s Monument Event – Hurworth Classic Car Show – Ponteland in the Park –– Darlington Emergency Services Day – Newton Aycliffe Emergency Services Day –

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Thank you to all the following businesses and their generous customers for all your donations received into our collection tins and buckets! We’ve received an outstanding amount over the past few months, we are so grateful!

THE PUG & PARROT

As always, a massive THANK YOU to everyone continuing to donate to NBB and to our wonderful volunteers who distribute and collect our tins and buckets!

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Northumberland Lottery Update

NBB are proud to be part of the Northumberland Lottery, set up on the principle of raising money within the community for the community. Empowering local good causes like us to raise money in a fun and effective way, whilst connecting with our supporters.

A ticket costs just £1 a week. Half of this goes to your chosen good cause (obviously NBB!) and you could win up to £25,000! We have 35 supporters for NBB, and just look how many times they’ve won over the past few months!

To find out how to play, check out the website: www.northumberlandlottery.co.uk

Draw Date Winners supporting Northumbria Blood Bikes

7th May Mr T (Chester-Le-Street) matched 2 numbers and won 3 extra tickets! 21st May Ms T (Newcastle) matched 2 numbers and won 3 extra tickets! 28th May Mr B (South Shields) matched 3 numbers and won £25! 4th June Mr T (Chester-Le-Street) and Miss T (Stanley) matched 2 numbers and won 3 extra tickets! 11th June Mrs H (Cramlington) and Ms T (Newcastle) matched 2 numbers and won 3 extra tickets!

18th June Mrs H (Cramlington), Mr B (South Shields) & Mr Y (Alnwick) matched 2 numbers and won 3 extra tickets! 25th June Mr C (Newcastle) matched 2 numbers and won 3 extra tickets! 2nd July Mrs H (Cramlington) matched 2 numbers and won 3 extra tickets! 16th July Mr T (Chester-Le-Street) matched 2 numbers and won 3 extra tickets! 23rd July Mrs L (Stanley) and Mr N (South Shields) matched 2 numbers and won 3 extra tickets!

Give as you Live

You might already know, but we have a new fundraising platform set up with Give as you Live. You can set up a direct debit for monthly donations and create fundraising pages too!

Through Give as you Live, we’re already raised an incredible £11,214 A massive THANK YOU to those adapting to our new platform and sending donations to NBB!

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Informative Talks - Roundup

We’ve had another busy couple of months of informative talks, THANK YOU SO MUCH to all our volunteer fundraisers Ian, Peter, Alan, Stephen, Carol and Mike for representing NBB and for all the donations received. Let’s take a look at some highlights…

St Aiden’s & St Cuthbert’s MU £82.40

Jarrow and Hebburn Local History Society £115.59 Ancient Order of the Foresters Friendly Society £400 Stapleton and Cleasby WI £65

Bowsden Ladies Group £125

Darlington Divas WI £55.50 Fir Tree WI £88.70

Castleside WI £93 Weardale Probus Whickham La Club dies Club £73.60 £93.30

Battlehill Townswomen’s Guild £147.70

We’ve got plenty our information sessions lined up heading into Autumn…

7th September Mowden Park Townswomen's Guild 12th September Frosterly WI 19th September Gateshead U3A

21st September Hexham Beacon Club 22nd September Jubilee Court Residential Unit 10th October South Tyneside Retired Unison

13th October Rotary Club Blyth

14th November Blind Life in Durham

16th November NHS Retirement Fellowship

If your group or organisation would like us to join you for a ‘virtual talk’ or host a speaker in person, please contact our talks coordinator to request a speaker via: www.northumbriabloodbikes.org.uk/contact/Request_A_Speaker

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The Movement for Good Awards 2022

You can make a difference! We’re not asking for money, or any real time, just your nomination of NBB. Anyone can vote for us and that one vote could potentially mean an extra £1,000 goes towards our running costs as we continue to make a difference. The more nominations NBB receives, the greater our chance of winning, so once you’ve done your part, spread the word and make it a movement!

With four phases in total, there are three phases offering £1,000 donations, if we don’t win the first, we’ll be entered into the second and the third. The fourth phase is an opportunity to be offered more significant funding where Benefact Group feels like it can help the most.

Please nominate our charity for the Movement for good charity donation program. The more nominations we get the better the chance we have of receiving funds!

Just visit ‘Movement for Good’ online to vote: https://movementforgood.com

Recycling for Good Causes

You can now donate your used stamps to raise funds for NBB! All kinds of stamps are welcome, on or off paper. Simply cut or carefully tear your postage stamps from the used envelope. Once you have a few to send to us, pop them in an envelope and send them to:

Northumbria Blood Bikes, PO Box 16992, Sutton Coldfield, B73 9YA (*postage needs to be applied*)

If you need any further information, you can visit: info@recyclingforgoodcauses.org

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